5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Directing Shows within the ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘The Tempestuous’ Time Periods Wednesday 31 July 2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Directing Shows within the ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘The Tempestuous’ Time Periods Jane Austen wrote Sense and Sensibility’ in the late 1700's / early 1800’s where the décolletage was in vogue, and Shakespeare was writing in the late 16th Century where women were entirely banished from the stage. From the dawn of time, women have been portrayed as mothers, lovers or strumpets. Accessories to the male protagonist […] $25.00 – $30.00
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Madras Checks: A Global Symbol of Social Equality Tuesday 13 August 2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Madras Checks: A Global Symbol of Social Equality Let us take you on a colourful adventure on the back of the humble Madras Checks! Our adventure will begin from the tropical shores of South India, where Madras Checks originated. These iconic textiles wove a rich history and captivated the hearts of people across the world—literally, a rags-to-riches story. We will trace the journey of this textile from its humble beginnings as cool, comfortable, hand-dyed and woven cotton daily wear to a global phenomenon being sold through luxury boutiques and gracing haute couture runways to this day. $20.00 – $25.00
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Afternoon Thursday 15 August 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Afternoon **Sold Out**Te Papa Botany Curators Leon Perrie and Carlos Lehnebach will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures! The Botany Collection comprises some 350,000 dried plant specimens, with about 1500 added annually. It […] $25.00 – $30.00
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Evening Thursday 15 August 2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Back-of-House Botany Collection Tour – Evening **Sold Out**Te Papa Botany Curator Leon Perrie will introduce the herbarium collection, showcase its highlights, and discuss how it is used. See plants collected during Cook’s first Pacific voyage, engravings from Joseph Banks’ Florilegium, and other treasures! The Botany Collection comprises some 350,000 dried plant specimens, with about 1500 added annually. It is one of Te […] $25.00 – $30.00
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Back-of-House Textiles Collection Tour Wednesday 28 August 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Back-of-House Textiles Collection Tour **Sold Out**Go behind the scenes with curators Katie Cooper and Stephanie Gibson to see some of the highlights of Te Papa’s textile and dress collections. From a bright blue 1890s wedding dress with huge leg of mutton sleeves, to a throw away cellulose dress given out by the Campbell’s Soup Company in the 1960s, the collections represent both mass produced fashion and bespoke one-off garments. This tour will give an insight into some of the objects and the work curators and collection managers do to care for them. $25.00 – $30.00
Wednesday 31 July 2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Directing Shows within the ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and ‘The Tempestuous’ Time Periods